Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi

Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi (transl. Sing the song of love, girl) is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai based on Yandamuri Veerendranath's novel Nishyabda translated into Kannada by Sharadatanaya.^[1] The movie was produced by Jayashree Devi. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Ramesh Aravind and Nivedita Jain.^[2]

Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi
Poster
Directed by	Sunil Kumar Desai
Written by	Yandamuri Veerendranath (Nishyabda novel)
Produced by	Jayashree Devi
Starring	Shiva Rajkumar Ramesh Aravind Nivedita Jain Srinath
Cinematography	A. V. Krishna Kumar
Edited by	R. Janardhan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Chinni Films
Release date	28 November 1997 (1997-11-28)
Running time	165 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

The film marked the reunion of the director Desai, producer Jayashree Devi, actors Shiva Rajkumar and Ramesh Aravind and music composer Ilaiyaraaja after their successful venture Nammoora Mandara Hoove in 1996. However, this film could not taste the same success as the previous venture.

Cast

• Shiva Rajkumar as Anand
• Ramesh Aravind
• Nivedita Jain
• Srinath
• Lokesh
• Loknath
• Bhavyashri Rai
• Vaishali Kasaravalli
• Sihi Kahi Chandru
• Archana
• Shivaram
• Renukamma Murugod
• Kunigal Nagabhushan

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja who teamed up with the director after the successful score in Nammoora Mandara Hoove (1996).^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Baa Baare O Gelathi"	S. M. Patil	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chandrika Gururaj
2.	"Lalanamani Lalanamani"	K. Kalyan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chandrika Gururaj, Gangadhar
3.	"Naav Andaaga"	K. Kalyan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manjula Gururaj
4.	"Baa Baare O Gelathi - Bit"	S. M. Patil	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chandrika Gururaj
5.	"Malle Hoo Maale"	S. M. Patil	Gangadhar
6.	"O Baale Baale"	K. Kalyan	Shivarajkumar